LSD Comic Book Tract - Jack C. Trick

[Xochipilli2012]

I recently received a really cool package from Erowid which included a tract promoting MDMA titled ADAM & EVIL?! which is done in the style of those garish Christian tracts by Jack Chick (and which I used to carry and give out during my BAC days as a teenager). I thought it was so neat I wanted to buy more--unfortunately, I haven't found a source yet. But what I did find was the previous tract done by the same person, about LSD. I'm going to see if I can post the whole thing here, using four images per post:

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[Xochipilli2012]

I just converted the PDF version of the MDMA Jack C. Trick tract that I got from Erowid into image files, so I'll probably post them in their own thread later today. But if you're anxious to check it out right away, check out this link:

http://www.jonathanhanna.com/ADAM%20for%20web.pdf

Enjoy!

[Manila_Housecat]

Wow! That is so civilized, as queerninja might say, lol!

I really like his idea of sacred medicine and meditation centers. That would be great for our societal health.

How did u get this from erowid? i'd love a copy!

Thanks again - Peace!

[Pursewarden]

I'm a 'friend' of Bill W.

I was never told that there were other ways to get sober other than a higher power.

One of the reasons that I don't go back to the rooms is my use of cannabis. I know that if I tried to go back to meetings I would have to be honest about my use of cannabis and I'm sure that they would then make sure that I was sent to N.A. instead of just A.A.

I don't think I can express how blown away I am that Bill W. used LSD to get sober. Yet, I didn't read that in my copy of the Big Book.

What a kick in the seat of the pants.

[Xochipilli2012]

I'm a 'friend' of Bill W.

I was never told that there were other ways to get sober other than a higher power.

One of the reasons that I don't go back to the rooms is my use of cannabis. I know that if I tried to go back to meetings I would have to be honest about my use of cannabis and I'm sure that they would then make sure that I was sent to N.A. instead of just A.A.

I don't think I can express how blown away I am that Bill W. used LSD to get sober. Yet, I didn't read that in my copy of the Big Book.

What a kick in the seat of the pants.

Hi Pursewarden,

My mother has been a friend of Bill W's since 1978, and I recognize the efficacy of A.A. for her. But, the "program" gave her "tunnel vision" when it came to my own cannabis, and later, entheogen use. She believed at the time that I had "inherited" whatever weakness made her prone to addiction, and that instead of alcohol (which I've never had a problem with), I got into "drugs." All these years later she has a more tolerant attitude as she sees that I have a good life, I take care of my responsibilities, I'm generally happy, and at the moment, remain curious and passionate about the world and the people in it, and although my drug use is infrequent, I still enjoy our sacred sacraments.

I didn't even know who my mom really was until she got sober. While it didn't happen overnight, we eventually became best friends that can talk about anything. I tell her all about what's happening here, even--to the degree that she can fathom it. She tried smoking some herb when she was still drinking, and it made her feel like she was dying. So...my mom's not going to be trying "five dried grams" of anything. But she is comfortable (now) with the fact that I do.

I've read The Big Book and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, both at the behest of my mother when I was first getting into Osho (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh). I assured her that I was not joining some "Jonestown" style cult and that I had my head straight. We made a "deal" that I would read some of her books if she read one of mine. I don't think she kept up her end of the bargain...but that's OK. It was useful to better understand where she was coming from. And I went with her to some "open" meetings to see things first hand.

While I've always respected A.A. because of my mother's obvious success with it, I saw problems immediately with it's "all or nothing" mentality--the extremely narrow filter it places on the world, characterizing any drug use not prescribed by a doctor to be evidence of "addiction." Consequently, I felt it was limited in terms of engaging with Existence spiritually in the longer term.

So I totally get the fact that you cannot be open about your cannabis communion with your A.A. friends, Pursewarden. We all make compromises to live more harmoniously in the world. My family knows about the things I'm into, but I have to be sensitive about how much I talk about it--especially in the company of nieces and nephews. I'm grateful that I don't have to "lie" about it--but there is a bit of "don't ask, don't tell" going on. I figure a lot of stoners are in the same boat. Their family might not necessarily know the whole story, but wouldn't be completely shocked if they found out. I really feel for our brothers and sisters who have to maintain a complete fiction around the subject; but those are the times in which we are living, I'm afraid. :(

Now...to answer your question about where to get these tracts: I don't know! I'm a donor to Erowid, so they sent me the one about MDMA in a packet with their newsletter. But all my online research into buying more, or getting the LSD one that I learned had preceded it, came up empty. I found the LSD one online and reposted it here. I haven't (yet) written to Erowid and asked. Surely, they would know.

I got a special kick out of these, because as a teenager I was a "born-again" Christian and gave out Jack Chick (Wikipedia article with links to several sites pro and con about Chick's work) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Chick) tracts all the time. When I re-visit that stuff today I'm amazed at how bigoted and racist it all is, not to mention a total "mind-fuck," especially as so much of it targets young people and the intellectually-challenged. But I do admire Chick's sincerity and passion. He's definitely moving and shaking within his own "community."

[Ostritt]

Really enjoyed that and the MDMA one, thanks. I'm not familiar with the Christian propganda leaflets these are based on, but it's a great idea. It's a crime against humanity that these substances aren't used for therapy (not to mention for individual spiritual advancement)... as far as I know they are the most successful and amazing tools we have found. There are so many people I would love to give MDMA to and maybe some day I will be able to help them break from their programming and allow them to change their lives should they choose to. It's a hefty job though, but one way I do it is by not being ashamed of my entheogen use in the slightest and feeling no embarrasment about it. As McKenna said, it's time to be stoned and proud of it. I think it's a good way to start spreading awareness.

[Pursewarden]

Hi Pursewarden,

My mother has been a friend of Bill W's since 1978, and I recognize the efficacy of A.A. for her. But, the "program" gave her "tunnel vision" when it came to my own cannabis, and later, entheogen use. She believed at the time that I had "inherited" whatever weakness made her prone to addiction, and that instead of alcohol (which I've never had a problem with), I got into "drugs." All these years later she has a more tolerant attitude as she sees that I have a good life, I take care of my responsibilities, I'm generally happy, and at the moment, remain curious and passionate about the world and the people in it, and although my drug use is infrequent, I still enjoy our sacred sacraments.

I didn't even know who my mom really was until she got sober. While it didn't happen overnight, we eventually became best friends that can talk about anything. I tell her all about what's happening here, even--to the degree that she can fathom it. She tried smoking some herb when she was still drinking, and it made her feel like she was dying. So...my mom's not going to be trying "five dried grams" of anything. But she is comfortable (now) with the fact that I do.

I don't think I was aware of who I was until after I got sober also. It's very scary when you finally have to come to grips with your own identity.

I drank only once when I was high. It was the one of the worst experiences I had. I went from laughing my head off to throwing up in about 12 seconds. *shudder* I never mixed the two components again.

I've read The Big Book and Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, both at the behest of my mother when I was first getting into Osho (Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh). I assured her that I was not joining some "Jonestown" style cult and that I had my head straight. We made a "deal" that I would read some of her books if she read one of mine. I don't think she kept up her end of the bargain...but that's OK. It was useful to better understand where she was coming from. And I went with her to some "open" meetings to see things first hand.

While I've always respected A.A. because of my mother's obvious success with it, I saw problems immediately with it's "all or nothing" mentality--the extremely narrow filter it places on the world, characterizing any drug use not prescribed by a doctor to be evidence of "addiction." Consequently, I felt it was limited in terms of engaging with Existence spiritually in the longer term.

They really do go with the 'all or nothing' attitude and, unfortunately, a lot of people get really passionate about the idea of 'quiting drugs' when they first get sober. I knew guys that told me to be careful if I went to the dentist, because well, Nitros Oxide or any other painkillers stronger than asprin may put me right back on the road of drinking.

And as one member told me, "We get sober so that we can live our lives, not live at meetings." That was also one of the reasons I stopped going. The only times I really thought about drinking was when I was at meetings. I also started noticing how meetings could be a gilded cage in certain ways.

So I totally get the fact that you cannot be open about your cannabis communion with your A.A. friends, Pursewarden. We all make compromises to live more harmoniously in the world. My family knows about the things I'm into, but I have to be sensitive about how much I talk about it--especially in the company of nieces and nephews. I'm grateful that I don't have to "lie" about it--but there is a bit of "don't ask, don't tell" going on. I figure a lot of stoners are in the same boat. Their family might not necessarily know the whole story, but wouldn't be completely shocked if they found out. I really feel for our brothers and sisters who have to maintain a complete fiction around the subject; but those are the times in which we are living, I'm afraid. :(

My sister actually outed me about a month ago. She called me up and in the middle of our conversation she asked, so how's the weed smoking going? or something along those lines. I'm still not sure how she found out, but we talked and I found out that she's cool with my lifestyle choices as long as I'm cool with hers.

Now...to answer your question about where to get these tracts: I don't know! I'm a donor to Erowid, so they sent me the one about MDMA in a packet with their newsletter. But all my online research into buying more, or getting the LSD one that I learned had preceded it, came up empty. I found the LSD one online and reposted it here. I haven't (yet) written to Erowid and asked. Surely, they would know.

I got a special kick out of these, because as a teenager I was a "born-again" Christian and gave out Jack Chick (Wikipedia article with links to several sites pro and con about Chick's work) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Chick) tracts all the time. When I re-visit that stuff today I'm amazed at how bigoted and racist it all is, not to mention a total "mind-fuck," especially as so much of it targets young people and the intellectually-challenged. But I do admire Chick's sincerity and passion. He's definitely moving and shaking within his own "community."


Hey, we are crafty people. I'm sure that we can figure out a way to print, cut and staple these bad boys together and leave them in laundromats.

And that chick guy scares me to death. I worked with a guy who was born again. And whenever we would talk, it would always seem to be about how I was going to go to hell. Scary stuff.

My favorite is the Dungeon's and Dragon's one. LOL,

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